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House of Hundreds – II

The chapter 'House of Hundreds – II' in Bihar Board Class 3 Mathematics builds upon students' understanding of numbers beyond 100 up to 999. It teaches children how to read, write, and group numbers using hundreds, tens, and units blocks. Students learn place value concepts, skip counting, expanding numbers, and comparing quantities up to three digits. This chapter is very important for board exams as it forms the foundational building block for all future arithmetic operations, addition, subtraction, and word problems involving larger numbers.

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Key Concepts

Three-Digit Numbers

Numbers that have three digits, starting from 100 and going up to 999, represented by hundreds, tens, and ones.

Place Value

The value of a digit depending on its position in a number, such as Hundreds, Tens, and Ones.

Expanded Form

Writing a number by showing the value of each digit, like 345 = 300 + 40 + 5.

Number Names

Reading and writing three-digit numbers in words, such as 523 as 'Five hundred twenty-three'.

Comparing Numbers

Determining which three-digit number is greater or smaller using symbols like greater than (>), less than (<), and equal to (=).

Important Formulas

1 Hundred = 10 Tens = 100 Ones
Expanded Form = (Hundreds × 100) + (Tens × 10) + (Ones × 1)
Smallest 3-digit number = 100
Largest 3-digit number = 999

Board Exam Info

In the Bihar (BSEB) Class 3 Mathematics examinations, this chapter typically carries around 8 to 12 marks. Common question types include writing numbers in words, finding place values, expanding numbers, filling in missing numbers in sequences, and comparing numbers using symbols.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do we write 405 in words?

405 is written as 'Four hundred five' because there are no tens.

What is the place value of 7 in 742?

The place value of 7 is 7 hundreds or 700.

Which is greater, 489 or 498?

498 is greater because 9 tens are more than 8 tens.

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